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Wisconsin Riverat Portage, WI (Gauge PORW3)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge PORW3
Normal Stage: 10.44 ft
Flow: 4.8 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
16': Action
17': Flood
18': Moderate Flood
19': Major Flood
Gauge PORW3 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/15/2012 08:00 am 10.44 4.800
  02/14/2012 08:00 am 10.56 5.060
  02/13/2012 08:00 am 10.57 5.080
  02/12/2012 08:00 am 10.55 5.040
  02/11/2012 08:50 am 10.55 5.040
  02/10/2012 08:00 am 10.47 4.860
  02/09/2012 08:00 am 10.47 4.790
  02/08/2012 08:00 am 10.47 4.040
  02/07/2012 08:00 am 10.43 3.960
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
23.1This level is about a 0.2 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 0.2 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level
22.4This level is about a 1 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 1 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level.
21.8This level is about a 2 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 2 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level
20.2Floodwaters affect homes in the Blackhawk Park area. This level is about a 10 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 10 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level
18.2Floodwaters surround some seasonal homes along Old River Road in the Blackhawk Park area. This level is about a 20 percent chance flood meaning that there is a 20 percent chance in any given year of the river reaching this level
18.0Floodwaters surround some seasonal homes along Old River Road in the Blackhawk Park area
17.0There is general overflow of the river. Water is near homes in the Blackhawk Park area of Portage on the west side of the river along Old River Road
16.0There is minor lowland flooding
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 20.50 ft on 09/14/1938
2) 20.20 ft on 03/17/1973
3) 19.58 ft on 06/25/1993
4) 18.93 ft on 04/23/1996
5) 18.59 ft on 04/23/2008
1) 6.50 ft on 08/14/1936
2) 8.69 ft on 09/09/2003
3) 8.92 ft on 09/22/2005

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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